SB2018090614 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Webex Meetings Client
Published: September 6, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018090614
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0422)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the folder permissions due to folder permissions that grant a user the permission to read, write, and execute files in the Webex folders. A local attacker can write malicious files to the Webex client directory, affecting all other users of the targeted device and execute commands with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.